North Division

Ocean State Waves vs. Sanford Mainers 

Final Score: Sanford 12, Ocean State 4

Sanford, ME- The Mainers hosted the Waves for an action-packed home win on July fourth. The Waves got going first when Matt Brinker (Northeastern) hit an RBI double, and Tristan Head (Georgetown) drove in a run with a single to quickly put Ocean State up 2-0 in the top of the first. The Waves would only add on to their lead in the top of the fourth inning when Gavin Gregor (Bryant) hit a two-RBI single to make the score 4-0.

That was all the Waves would do, as Sanford began a twelve-run surge starting in the bottom of the fourth inning. Brennan Hudson (Georgia) would kick things off by scoring on a wild pitch, and Brendan Sencaj (Bentley) walked in a run to put Sanford down 4-2. Blake Schaaf (Wake Forest) drove in a run with a single, and Domenico Tozzi (Coastal Carolina) walked in the tying run to make the score 4-4. Jack Toomey (Boston Col) hit an RBI single, and Zack Kent (SUNY Binghamton) drove in two runs with a single of his own to give the Mainers the lead 7-4 just like that. In the bottom of the fifth, Brendan Sencaj (Bentley) hit a sac fly to add another run onto the lead for Sanford, making the score 8-4. In the bottom of the sixth, the Mainers would continue the offensive surge when Jack Toomey (Boston Col) hit an RBI double to make the score 9-4. Zack Kent (SUNY Binghamton) struck again with an RBI single to drive in the tenth run of the game for Sanford. Trey King (Georgia) drove in run number eleven with a single, and  Brendan Sencaj (Bentley) kept his monster performance going when he drove in run number twelve with an RBI double to make the score 12-4 Mainers. 

The Mainers head to Lynn, MA to take on the Navigators at 5:05pm on Saturday, July 5th, while the Waves take a day off before heading to Vermont to take on the Nighthawks at 5pm on Sunday July 6th. 

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Vermont Mountaineers vs. Upper Valley Nighthawks (Game One)

Final Score/7: Vermont 5, Upper Valley 0

Hartford, VT – Week 4 player of the week Jaylen Hernandez (Winthrop) proved to fans why he earned this award, as a multi-hit game headlined by a two-run blast led his Vermont Mountaineers to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Upper Valley Nighthawks in game one of Friday’s doubleheader.

The first inning was one to forget for the Nighthawks, as Sam Gates (George Washington) reached on a leadoff walk for Vermont while Hernandez followed with a single. Then, a soft ground ball to the shortstop off the bat of Conlan Daniel (Wright State) was airmailed past the first baseman, who then fired the ball out of play past the catcher, trying to get Hernandez coming home. With Daniel standing on third, the umpire awarded him home as a result, giving Daniel the Little League home run and putting Vermont up 3-0 early.

Hernandez’s deep drive in the third gave the Mountaineers a 5-0 lead, which the Nighthawks could not respond to in the shortened seven-inning contest.

Vermont’s Oliver Pudvar (UConn) and Ryan Brown (Mount St Mary’s) combined for the shutout, with Pudvar getting the win. Ryan Sheehy (Old Dominion) was issued the loss for the Nighthawks.

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